Man allegedly sexually assaults woman

Published 7:53 am, Saturday, January 17, 2015

A Midland man was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman, according to court documents.

Pedro Lopez, 19, was charged with a second-degree felony of sexual assault. He was being held Friday evening on a $75,000 bond, according to the Midland County Sheriff’s Office.

A woman went to the Midland County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 9 in reference to a sexual assault that had taken place on Jan. 7. She said that Lopez was a friend and had assaulted her, according to the arrest affidavit.

Lopez had gotten mad at the woman for being with another man and they began to argue. They began to struggle and Lopez removed all of the woman’s clothes and tied her hands behind her back with a belt, according to the affidavit.

As she yelled for him to stop, Lopez put something in her mouth and then penetrated her multiple times, according to the affidavit.

Lopez then told her to take a shower and he made her something to eat. The next morning, Lopez dropped off the woman at a family member’s home and she told the family member about the incident, according to the affidavit.

Lopez, who had been arrested on a different charge, was asked about the woman’s claims. Lopez said that he had been very angry with her, he had sex with her and at one point hit her, according to the affidavit.

If convicted of the second-degree felony, Lopez faces up to 20 years in prison.